Alfred Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion model to star in his most ambitious film - The Birds. But as he sculpted Tippi Hedren into the perfect Hitchcock blonde of his imagination, he became obsessed with the impossible dream of winning the real woman's love. Their mutual desires - hers for fame, his for fantasy - would all but destroy both of their careers in what would become a passionate and destructive struggle for survival.Screenwriter Gwyneth Hughes has interviewed Tippi Hedren, and surviving members... of Hitchcock's crew. This film tells their full tragic story for the first time. Starring Toby Jones (Harry Potter, Titanic, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and Sienna Miller (Layer Cake, Alfie, Factory Girl), supported by Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter, Vera Drake) and Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey). Directed by Julian Jarrold (Appropriate Adult). [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. A dramatisation of the strange relationship between Alfred Hitchcock (Toby Jones) and his leading actress Tippi Hendren (Sienna Miller) during the making of his suspense film THE BIRDS in 1962.
Made-for-TV drama starring Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock and Sienna Miller as the young actress he becomes fixated on. Hitchcock surprised many in the movie industry by forsaking established stars to cast a relative unknown, Tippi Hedren (Miller), as the female lead for his 1962 film 'The Birds'. Hedren impressed Hitchcock and as they became closer professional ambitions became entwined with personal desire, with potentially devastating consequences for both...
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